Dhonielle Clayton
1) The Belles
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 16
Description
"Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful. But it's not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite--the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orléans to live in...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
At Foxham Prep, a posh private school for Washington, D.C.'s elite, a rumor gains momentum as it collects followers on social media, pulling three girls into its path--Bryn, who wants to erase all memories of the mistake she made last summer; cheer captain Cora, who desperately wants to believe in her boyfriend's faithfulness; and shy Georgie, newly hot after a summer at fat camp and ready to reinvent herself--but who can stop a dangerous rumor once...
Author
Series
The ConjureVerse volume Bk 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Description
"Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts. Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy--some Marvellers mistrust her magic. Eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit and Jason. When a dangerous criminal escapes prison, supposedly...
5) Whiteout
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life. But will they be able to make it happen, in spite of the storm? No one is prepared for this whiteout. But then, we can't always prepare for the magical moments that change everything." --Amazon.
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans. Now her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and has decided to invoke the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials—a series of harrowing tests meant to find the true ruler of Orléans. Edel, who has always aspired to be more than a Belle, decides to enter and, after promising to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage, joins a few...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Description
In her second year at Arcanum Training Institute, Ella grapples with fame, unearths a perilous school secret, and faces a mysterious magical illness outbreak, prompting her, alongside Brigit and Jason, to clear her name, while working tirelessly to safeguard the Marvellian realm from impending chaos
Author
Series
Tiny pretty things volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Description
Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
Author
Series
Tiny pretty things volume 2
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Description
June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. However, getting what she wants might cost her everything, including the only boy shes ever loved. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. Even if she returns, though, will she ever regain the spotlight she craves?
11) Blackout
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
Description
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark. A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks… A first meeting. Long-time friends. Bitter exes. And maybe the beginning...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Description
A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.
Series
Untold legends volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices! In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out--and going out for their first kill--and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Welcome to the evolution of the vampire--and a revolution on the page. Vampires...
14) Meet cute
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Appears on list
Description
A collection of short stories exploring the moment when a couple meets for the first time--from an African American girl in upstate New York who simultaneously finds a prom dress and a date to a transgender girl who confronts the student blocking her right to use the school restroom.
